A warehouse in South St. Louis caught fire on Wednesday and is still burning today.
Listed as a five-alarm fire by some media outlets has caused major problems for the St. Louis area for several reasons. First, multiple-alarm fires are ones where multiple fire stations, firetrucks and firefighters are called in to battle the fire. This number can increase or decrease depending on just how much equipment and manpower is needed to contain the situation. The scale general ranges from one to ten, so a five-alarm fire is of definite concern. The next concern is over the decay of the building as the fire continues to burn. Yesterday, the roof collapsed forcing the fire higher and spreading debris. Following that collapse a section of wall came down damaging one of the trucks. Most alarming is the need for a HazMat Team.
Why a HazMat Team?
Check out these links to see pictures and videos showing the extent of the fire:http://fox2now.com/2017/11/15/crews-battle-3-alarm-fire-at-south-st-louis-warehouse/
Tweets from St. Louis Fire Department
3rd Alarm Warehouse Fire – 3900blk of Park (2) https://t.co/LVBWjjFLiG
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) November 15, 2017
2nd Alarm Warehouse Fire – 3900blk of Park https://t.co/tdAnOGUlgN
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) November 15, 2017